28th of July is Peruvian Independence Day … ¡Felices fiestas!

Find out all about how the day is celebrated in last year’s post.

LAN and Taca giving away the store: low airfare Aracari is well aware of the gloomy effects of the economic crisis on many travellers, who constantly try to find ways limit their expenditures, which...

An Evening at a Peña on Día de la Canción Criolla The last week of October rolled around, and I still didn’t have Halloween plans. I had been living in Peru for about two months and, though I already ...

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Peru travel insight #10: A brief history of Coca. Aracari's Weekly Insight Coca has been consumed by natives of the Andes for thousands of years, estimates range from anywhere between 4000 and 8000 y...

Mountain Biking Sacred Valley: Adventure in the Andes I visited Cusco and its surrounding areas for the first time in November with my friend from college. Like many travelers, we immediately fell in love...

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